throng

throng
noun
  1. a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals
    聚集的人群；一大群；众多
    he pushed his way through the throng.
    他艰难地穿过一大群人。
    a throng of birds.
    一大群鸟。
verb
  1. [with obj.](of a crowd) fill or be present in (a place or area)
    （人群）在…聚集
    a crowd thronged the station.
    人群聚集在车站。
    the pavements are thronged with people.
    人行道上挤满了人。
    ■[no obj., with adverbial of direction]flock or be present in great numbers
    蜂拥；群集
    tourists thronged to the picturesque village.
    游客们蜂拥到这风景秀丽的村庄。
语源
  1. Old English (ge)thrang 'crowd, tumult', of Germanic origin. The early sense of the verb (Middle English) was 'press violently, force one's way'
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